![]() ![]() Hudson Bay was also warmer than average, especially in the northwest part of the bay where temperatures were up to 8 degrees Celsius (14 degrees Fahrenheit) above average. Yellows and reds indicate high air pressure blues and purples indicate low pressure.Ĭredit: NSIDC courtesy NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory Physical Sciences LaboratoryĪir temperatures at the 925 millibar level (approximately 2,500 feet above the surface) were 1 to 4 degrees Celsius (2 to 7 degrees Fahrenheit) below average over much of the Arctic Ocean for the month as a whole, except the Barents, Kara, and Beaufort Seas, where temperatures were 2 to 6 degrees Celsius (4 to 11 degrees Fahrenheit) above average (Figure 2a). This plot shows average sea level pressure in the Arctic in millibars for May 2023. The late increase in extent loss dropped the extent below the interdecile range after spending most of the month just above the lower part of the interdecile range. Overall, the Arctic lost 452,000 square kilometers (175,000 square miles) of ice from May 24 to May 31, compared the 1981 to 2010 average of 279,000 square kilometers (108,000 square miles) during the same interval. However, during the last week of the month, the rate of ice loss increased. From May 1 to May 24, extent dropped 963,000 square kilometers (372,000 square miles), compared to 1.12 million square kilometers (432,000 square miles) over the same interval in the 1981 to 2010 average. Through much of May, extent declined slightly slower than the 1981 to 2010 average (Figure 1b). The average extent was 460,000 square kilometers (178,000 square miles) below the 1981 to 2010 average and 910,000 square kilometers (351,000 square miles) above the record low May extent, which occurred in 2016. Sea Ice Index data.Ĭredit: National Snow and Ice Data CenterĪverage Arctic sea ice extent during May 2023 was 12.83 million square kilometers (4.95 million square miles) (Figure 1a), the thirteenth lowest May in the satellite record. The gray areas around the median line show the interquartile and interdecile ranges of the data. ![]() 2023 is shown in blue, 2022 in green, 2021 in orange, 2020 in brown, 2019 in magenta, and 2012 in dashed brown. The graph above shows Arctic sea ice extent as of June 4, 2023, along with daily ice extent data for four previous years and the record low year. Petersburg also provided information regarding Masses for the homebound. Petersburg provides information regarding the names of parishes and Mass times of Masses for the hearing impaired. Please see the bulletin that week for further details. The Holy Day of Obligation Mass schedule varies by day. Daily confessions are also not held on holidays. Please note: On state and national holidays, the parish offices are closed, and there is only one Mass celebrated. Visit our Latest News & Updates page for more information. Are Childcare and Restrooms Available?Ĭhildcare is not currently available, but restrooms are open in the back of the church. ![]()
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